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Utah governor swiftly signs bill to create 3-judge ‘constitutional court’ to hear challenges to laws
The Utah Legislature sent another bill impacting the judiciary to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk on Friday. Within hours, the governor signed it without publicly weighing in. The Utah House on Friday morning gave final legislative approval to HB392, a bill to create a rotating, three-judge “constitutional court” to hear lawsuits that challenge state laws as unconstitutional. The governor signed the bill at 4:44 p.m. Cox’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the bill, either Friday morning or evening. An earlier version of the bill raised a chorus of ...
